Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1887-04-28
HITS OUTSIDE THE DIAMOND.

HITS OUTSIDE THE DIAMOND.
Meeting of the stockholders of the
New Haven Ball Park Association
Rules for the Ball Players to Abide
BY-On to Newark TO.DaY-The Town
and City officials to Attend the Open.
ing Game saturday-Other Notes.
The stockholders of the New Haven Ball
Park association met at the Elliot House last
night. Louis We'll resigned secretary,
on account of pressing business outside, and
Director William Sawyer was elected to fill
the vacancy. Director McGann was in
structed to engage special constables to be
on the ball grounds, and all applications
should be made to him. It was decided to
give each person who enters the ball ground
at each game hat check, SO that the con-
stables can tell who have climbed over the
fences.
The players were all brought before the
stockholders and Manager Donnelly read the
following printed rules, which they are to
abide by during the season:
You have been duly contracted with by the New
Haven Ball Park company to play the game or base
isfed with any thing short Of full compliance with
the contract and the rules and regulations OF the
ceive the 1st and 18th of each month regularly your
stated salary, and will receive no money from the
Indulgence in Intoxicating drinks is positively
forbidden. .
For the first case of intoxication any player will
be fined one-half his months pay; for the second
offense he will be suspended without pay for the
known to the manager will be punished by such
fines as he sees fit.
Gambling among players, or by players with out
side parties, is prohibited Your contracts forbid
1e n u eaeh ali oe,
actions tending to lower the game OF base ball in
to Conduct be ready to play bail
at and all times and to receive the appreciation
Of this company and its patrons both on and of the
field. Fines 60 Preserve this.
NEW HAVEN BALL PARK COMPANY.
James Donnelly, Manager.
The town and city officials will be sent in
vitations to attend the opening game of the
season on Saturday.
The stockholders gave Manager Donnelly
power to go ahead and no matter what the
expense might be,get frst-class pitcher and
another first-class catcher, as Murphy cannot
do all the catching, Zeiher being released
yesterday on account of his inability to throw
to bases.
The players faithfully promised the stock.
holders that they will do all in their power tc
bring the championship to New Haven.
The team goes to Newark early this morn
ing to play the International league repre-
sentative team Of that city. The Newarks
are strong team and it must moi
them, for Downey is to pitch and Murphy
has never caught his pitching behind the bat.
Downey has not been signed, preferring not
to until he has shown of what material he is
made.
The following men will play to day with
New Haven Do wi p, Murphy gI G e., DOB
8. g., Burns l. f., Brill C. f., Crowley r. f.
Mellon will not 60 on the trip because he was
spiked in the game on Tuesday. Chadwick
is not a regular member of the team. He is
local player. The New Haven team is
greatly handicapped, for Farrell is not yet
able to join the team as its captain and short
stop.
Manager Donnelly is in communication
with Dawson, who was signed by the st.
Louis Browns the first of the season. The
chances are that he will not get him. He
may sign Suttling, a young player of the
Philadelphias, as catcher.
Harry Wright says he does not expect to
see any changes in the new rules.
The game here on Tuesday between the
Yales and Bostons was a closely contested
one, but the fact is the Boston team did not
put forth its best efforts to win. That Cap
tain Kelly did not kick against the umpiring,
but otherwise was as peaceable as lamb,
and that the Boston team did no offensive
coaching to rattle the Yale team, goes good
ways toward proving that Captain Kelly had
an object in view and did not care whether
victory perched on his shoulders or not.
Boston plays the three opening games of the
league season with Washington, beginning
to-day. Washington people have been bet
ting heavily on the home team and are willing
to give odds. Boston people are going to
work quietly and stalking their money on
their own team. The result of Tuesday g
game with the Yale team would give the
Washingtons and Washington people the
impression that they would have an easy
time downing the Boston team, because the
Washingtons had beaten the Yale team on
her recent trip. Captain Kelly and his coterie
of been eaters will swoop down on Washing
ton to-day and demonstrate to them how
wrong was their impression of Boston's
strength, when the latter beats the Washing
The Boston team is much stronger this sea-
son that last.
The Detroit team is making a great show
ing in its exhibition games SO far, and in its
tour through the northwest have won thirty
two successive games.
The Boston reporters have rebelled
against the new rules and will, beginning to-
day when the National league season opens,
keep the score and records of players accord
ing to the old rules.
The first catcher to wear gloves in catching
behind the bat was old Delaverage of the
Victory club of Troy in 1860. The first to
wear mask was Thayer of the Newarks in
1875.
Why are the Washington people so dead
sure they are going to win that game from
the Bostons Thursday? The chances are
against them and it is dangerous to make
the public believe they are sure to win
Base Ball Gazette.